115+ Greek Goddess Names (with Meanings)

  1. Europa
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "wide face"
    • Description:

      The continent of Europe gets its name from Europa, queen of Crete and lover of Zeus. It is also, notably, the name of one of Jupiter's moons.
  2. Coronis
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "crow"
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Coronis is the name of several minor characters. The name is off-limits for the foreseeable future, due to its similarity to "corona."
  3. Eulabeia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "caution"
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Eulabeia is a deity associated with caution, discretion, and avoidance. Eulabeia is used as a word some translations of the Bible meaning "reverence toward God."
  4. Astrape
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "lightning"
    • Description:

      Astrape and Bronte are twin goddesses representing lightning and thunder in Greek mythology. The sisters would carry Zeus's thunderbolts.
  5. Estia
    • Origin:

      Modern Greek and Italian form of Hestia
    • Meaning:

      "hearth, fireside"
    • Description:

      Estia is a quietly used name that manages to sound both homely and mythological, and both earthy and starry at the same time. It is the modern Greek and Italian form of Hestia, the Greek goddess of the domestic realm.
  6. Cleta
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the renowned one"
    • Description:

      Cleta was one of the Charities or Graces.
  7. Eurybia
    • Origin:

      Nature name or Greek
    • Meaning:

      "wide force"
    • Description:

      Eurybia is a sea titaness and consort of Krios. A lesser-known name from Greek mythology, it may be on board to follow other goddesses back to glory.
  8. Eurynome
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "broad pasture; broad law"
    • Description:

      Eurynome was a name given to almost a dozen characters in Greek mythology. Among the most notable are Eurynome, mother of the Charites, and Queen Eurynome, wife of King Ophion.
  9. Nete
    • Origin:

      Greek, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Nete was one of the Muses of the lyre. One of the lyre's seven notes is named for her.
  10. Rhapso
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "to sew"
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Rhapso was a nymph associated with stitching. Sewing was a common motif in Ancient Greece, used as a metaphor for the thread of life.
  11. Drosera
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "dewdrops"
    • Description:

      An obscure name from Greek mythology — Drosera was a nymph — with a quirky, ethereal meaning.
  12. Phrike
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "tremor"
    • Description:

      Phrike (rhymes with Nike) is the Greek goddess of horror. Her name is derived from the Greek phrittō, meaning "to tremble."
  13. Cleocharia
    • Origin:

      Greek, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      An elaborate way to get to Cleo, rooted in Greek mythology. Cleocharia was a water nymph married to King Lelex of Laconia.
  14. Tiasa
    • Origin:

      Greek, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Tiasa is a little-known river nymph from Greek mythology. Her name would be easily wearable on a child today.
  15. Euporia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "prosperity"
    • Description:

      Not to be confused with Euphoria, Euporia was the Greek goddess of abundance.
  16. Harpina
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "sickle-shaped sword"
    • Description:

      A potential Harper alternative with connections to Greek mythology. Harpina was a water nymph and lover of Ares.
  17. Philophrosyne
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "friendly-minded"
    • Description:

      Philophrosyne was the spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness in Greek Mythology. She was one of the four younger Charites.
  18. Panacea
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "a cure for all ills"
  19. Rhodos
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      Rhodos was the wife of Helios, the Greek god of the Sun, in Greek mythology. The Greek island of Rhodes is named for her.
  20. Clytie
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "glorious or renowned"
    • Description:

      Clytie was a sea nymph who loved the sun god Helios, who spurned her. She turned into the heliotrope flower.